Left Coast Writers®

Literary Salon: Cyra McFadden

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: Cyra McFadden, Author of The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County and Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir Monday, February 6th, 2012 || 7pm Book Passage || Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com How often do you get to chat with a literary icon? We hope you'll join us for an evening with legendary author, Cyra McFadden, who wrote The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County, which was made into a film in 1980 simply titled Serial. She also wrote Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir in 1986, a finalist for the Pulitzer prize that year. Cyra was the writer of a popular weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner from 1985 to 1991. She's an expert on Marin county and its denizens. Her presentation at our salon will be a real treat!

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Hot Flashes: more sexy little stories and poems is having a pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion at Book Passage! In the spirit of pairs, Book Passage is offering this special deal: From January 2^nd to February 14^th, there is a “buy one, get one free” Hot Flashes: more sexy little stories and poems pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion at Book Passage (415-927-0960). Just let them know that you want a free copy when you purchase! So buy the book for yourself, give the free copy to friend or lover, and join the editors for a lovely in-store party on 2/12/12 with a reading, entertainment, a sexy raffle and more! There will be wine and chocolate and ... who knows? ... you might win a super special prize.

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

I was writing up blog posts for the Left Coast Writers® Valentine's Day events and I remembered a few very interesting traditions associated with this holiday in South Korea and Japan. When you think of Valentine's Day you think of cards, candy, chocolate, flowers, and other various gifts given by men to women to show their affection, along with romantic evenings of one kind or another. However, in Japan and South Korea the date aspect of it is underplayed, as well as all of the other types of gifts besides the chocolate; and the men are the ones on the receiving side. I first noticed this at about eight or nine years old while watching a Japanese anime programme called Ranma 1/2; In Japan women usually give out "giri" or "obligatory" chocolate to male classmates or colleagues. To their love or prospective loves, however, they give "honmei" or "favorite" chocolate. The "obligatory" chocolate is usually cheaper and store bought; the "favorite" chocolate is more expensive or handmade. But it's not as though they receive nothing in return. In both South Korea and Japan White Day is celebrated on March 14th. White Day is a holiday where the men who were given chocolate on Valentine's Day give gifts of non-chocolate candy, flowers, jewelry, or other sentimental items to the women who gave them chocolate on Valentine's Day in a ratio of 3:1. It is a rule that the return gift should be three times the value of the original chocolate given. Also, in South Korea they celebrate a holiday called Black Day. My Korean high school friend told me about it and I later researched further. Black Day is celebrated on the 14th of April. Those who did not receive anything on either previous holiday eat black noodles to "mourn" their singleness. Let's hope I'm not eating black noodles. —Jack Betterly-Kohn

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

LEFT COAST WRITERS PRE-VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT: Party for the day of the heart, with a few heart-felt readings as well! Saturday, February 11th|| 7pm Book Passage-Corte Madera || 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com Join us for the ultimate pre-Valentine's Day party. Hot Flashes editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King and a host of past contributors will serve up wine, chocolate, romance-inducing gifts and some super-sultry works of literature just in time for the special day. Single or paired or in a big group, we want you to come and enjoy the love-ly vibe! About Hot Flashes: We confess, we’re on a mission. We think that the pleasures of being human and “in the flesh” get short shrift in our daily lives. Too often, in our culture, a natural captivation with the senses and their allure is suppressed, closeted, twisted, and this isn’t healthy at all. So, we want to present an unadulterated and avidly expressed lust for the sensual and all its permutations. This collection isn’t about anger and rebellion. It’s about love-about a good old erotic hankering for everything hot and steamy, warm and juicy, tasty, fragrant, visually exciting and vibration-filled. It’s about quickies: flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry guaranteed to raise a reader’s temperature in a way that is positively hormonal. These sexy short stories and poems demonstrate how simple it is to find pleasure almost anywhere when we are willing to slow down and attend to our feelings, our memories, and our senses. Linda Watanabe McFerrin has been traveling since she was two and writing about it since she was six. She is a contributor to numerous literary journals, newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and online publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Modern Bride, San Francisco Bride, Bay Nature, various Travelers’ Tales anthologies, and Salon.com. A popular speaker and panelist and an award-winning writer, she has authored two poetry collections, a novel and a short story collection, and has edited four books, including a northern California guidebook and a travel anthology. Linda has served as an NEA panelist and past judge for the San Francisco Literary Awards, the Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence and the Kiriyama Prize, and is founder and President of Left Coast Writers®, LLC. Laurie McAndish King is a travel writer whose essays have been published in anthologies such as 30 Days in Italy, The Thong Also Rises, and the award-winning The Kindness of Strangers. Her work has also been published in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine and aired on KUSF radio. Laurie’s adventurous spirit has led her to chase lemurs through the mountains of Madagascar, study medicinal plants in the jungles of Brazil, track lions on foot-without a gun-in Botswana, study with an urban shaman in San Francisco, and trap and band raptors in the Marin Headlands. Laurie earned her master’s degree in Internet-based education and publishes an online newsletter for travel writers. She is an officer and board member of Bay Area Travel Writers, and indulges her passions for travel and natural history as often as she possibly can.

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

Garagiste Healdsburg, 439 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA 95448, is a lovely winery and venue in Healdsburg that has asked if any Left Coast Writers would like to come and read during one of their Friday "Artist Evenings". You can read for a crowd and sell books at the venue afterwards any friday night from 6:00-7:30! Conteact them here.

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Independent publicist and consultant, Alice Acheson, has negotiated literary contracts and edited numerous works. She is the former publicity director for Simon & Schuster and has more than 30 years’ experience promoting books. Alice will be teaching a few workshops that are going to be at the Corte Madera Book Passage location in March. We recommend these to all of our members! The Greatest Marketing Tool on March 2nd Publishing Choices: Print-on-Demand, Self-Publishing, Traditional Publisher also on March 2nd and What's Next on March 3rd Alice's workshops are a must! She's like a fairy godmother for writers. Follow her advice and your literary wishes WILL come true. —Linda Watanabe McFerrin, author of Dead Love

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Alison Bing, Lonely Planet’s roving food, wine and travel writer and author of forty guidebooks, spoke at the Left Coast Writers Literary Salon last night at Book Passage. She talked about food and travel—what a magnificent combo! Both are things I enjoy quite a bit, and can say I've dabbled in. I have been to Nepal, Japan, Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland and France and have had some very interesting food experiences in all of these places. One of the most interesting meals I have ever had the pleasure of partaking in had to have been at a small restaurant in Tokyo. I believe it was in the Shinjuku district in the northeastern part of the city that I found this place while wandering around one night looking for a bite to eat. I went in and ordered a dish with potatoes that were dyed bright red with hot pepper and covered with a delicious sauce, somewhat similar to patatas bravas, a Spanish specialty generally found in tapas bars, only these were less chunky, neater, almost meticulously cut and arranged—a distinctly Japanese twist. But what I decided to order for my main course was the really interesting dish. I got one of the best pizzas I have ever had and certainly one of the strangest: a miso pizza with eggplant. It was just like a regular pizza, except instead of tomato sauce they used a mixture of mayonnaise and red miso, the Japanese seasoning created by combining a grain or soybeans with salt and the fungus called kojikin. The pizza was creamy and delicious, and upon the server’s recommendation, I garnished it with Cholula hot sauce, which they had at the restaurant. This brought it to a level of taste I have only been able to fantasize about since then. Sadly, I do not remember the name of that little restaurant, only the distinctive tomato logo on their sign. The best writing, just like the best food, has elements of surprise and unusual contrast. These things create interest and excitement. They are imaginative and lead to new experiences. That miso and eggplant pizza was one of the best pizza-eating experiences in my life … well except for the one with fermented soybeans(natto). —Jack Betterly-Kohn Photo Courtesy of Marianne Betterly, © Marianne Betterly

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: Wild Horses, Wild Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1971-2010 with Lindy Hough [caption id="attachment_2728" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Lindy Hough"][/caption] Saturday, January 14, 2012 || 7pm Book Passage-Corte Madera || 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com "Through vivid details, Hough gives us snapshots of people—close family and friends, sometimes complete strangers; often the strangers are treated as though they are long lost friends, often those closest to her are seen as if for the first time. As a major poet, Lindy Hough demonstrates that memory, language, and personal history are the true sources of inspiration for contemporary living.” —Cecil Brown, author of I, Stagolee

Poets and writers, we hope you will join Berkeley poet Lindy Hough for a sweeping journey through four decades of writing, as she reads poems collected from four earlier books and twenty new poems. Following a trajectory from the early seventies to the present, this New and Selected Poems gives a generous overview of Hough’s intellectual world as it probes themes of inner life reflected in artistic roots and process (including the work of visual artists), spiritual development, materialism and capitalism, and the workings of desire in relationship: love, family, motherhood and children, parents, the individual in the world.

Lindy Hough is the author of five books of poetry and non-fiction, including Nuclear Strategy and the Code of the Warrior: Faces of Mars and Shiva in the Crisis of Human Survival, a collection of anti-nuclear pieces, and the upcoming Wondrous Child: The Joys and Challenges of Grandparenting. She cofounded Berkeley’s North Atlantic Books in the mid-seventies, and was Publisher and Editorial Director for many years. She lives in Berkeley, California.

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

@ 2012 Tami Casias You know you have to get out when you find yourself ironing rather than writing. So when I needed to travel to my daughter’s home in Nebraska at the same time that I had writing projects due, I started looking at my options. Puddle jumping across the Midwest on economy flights shows off the patchwork of US agricultural diversity in sections rimmed by property lines and lengths of sprinkler systems. But flying east, into the future, often brings a quick end to daylight, and you’re left trying to get comfortable in a seat too small, eating sodium-stuffed snacks while watching your feet swell. Driving east from California follows high-desert Highway 80, so bland and repetitive it’s like running in a Flintstone’s cartoon. Your feet may be moving, but the only things getting anywhere are the tumbleweeds that repeatedly lap by. You’re left closing the blinds on the RV to avoid a glare on the television and replaying the Indiana Jones trilogy while everyone but the driver enjoys freshly blended margaritas and a game of 'May I?' So I boarded a US train for the first time since I'd worked as a hostess on the Skunk Train in Mendocino County during high school. I'd have just the rocking pull, my laptop and time for my characters to tell me how the story ends. Best case scenario I’d have a wonderful trip and get a lot accomplished. Worst case, there was a bar car. The train followed basically the same route I’d already driven, so I didn’t expect to be distracted by the scenery. This was my first miscalculation. Traveling at times only yards away from the usual roadway was discombobulating—like looking at the usual, but while standing on your head. I was used to the many malls and shopping centers that dot 80 through Sacramento. But from the back, they looked like refugee camps with everything from scattered mattresses to tent villages pressed against the back of cinder block walls. This rear view improved immensely as the train climbed into the Sierras and I recognized the backside of my regular restaurant stop in Auburn, just out the east window. As I turned to the west, I could see that the small town actually sat at the edge of a tree-filled valley. All these years, driving only yards away from this scene and not knowing. I had a backstage pass to beautiful. Six hours after leaving Martinez, we passed the Reno station. The cars quieted and I decided to take my work to dinner. I would love sitting through a long meal in a noisy setting, letting all the background talk fade into a pleasant buzz as I wrote, only I hadn’t counted on dining car etiquette. I arrived at my seating reservation with my laptop ready, to be told “We seat family style.” I was paired up with another single and a couple to fill out the table of four. Absolutely no room left on the table for a laptop, let alone a pad of paper. So I resigned myself to enjoying the setting of cloth napkins and fresh freesias. I’d eat quickly then get back to work. What I was missing in writing time I was getting in character development. I understood the concept of island time, but on a transcontinental train hurrying turned out to be ridiculous and impossible. No one has anywhere else to go. Dinner is to be savored and lingered over. It took at least an hour. Using what was, I’m sure, great wisdom, Amtrak scheduled the route so the train left Reno near sunset and powered through desolate Northern Nevada in the dark of night. The ear plugs deep in my backpack saved me from a night near a crying baby, and after some productive pages, I fell asleep somewhere outside Salt Lake City. I woke early, excited to have another full day onboard. I enjoyed a breakfast of fresh oatmeal and fruit, then carried my things to the observation car and put in a good four hours before I found myself staring out the window more than at the monitor. The train roughly followed Highway 70 along the Colorado River, south of my usual route. Passing high-desert shrubs we criss-crossed the water as we slowly climbed the Rockies. On the north side were tall dusty buttes and rock formations, while on the south the rushing waterway was framed with greenery and spotted with multi-colored tents as men and women enjoyed fishing in the last of the clear weather before the first snows. It was fun to see campers waving to the train as if they knew someone onboard. Even the occasional wave from the waxing moon of a heavyset camper was met with quiet giggles and harrumphs from the passengers. I gave the afternoon to the glistening water and the camaraderie of fellow passengers. Daylight ended as we reached Denver. Though technically in Colorado, many local mountain men refer to the large city and everything else east of the Rockies as Kansas, due to the flat, distant horizon. I settled in for a few hours of writing when one of the women passed around two pounds of cheese and began unpacking piles of quilt fabric, patterns and scissors onto her chair. “If you’re bored, I brought a lot to cut,” she offered. I declined, chatted for a few moments on the number of unfinished sewing projects I already had at home, then when another woman engaged her on Q versus R-sized feet for embroidery machines, I slipped my ear plugs in and hunkered down. Later, when I’d packed everything up, hoping for a nap before reaching Lincoln at 3:30 a.m. I heard the first woman ask, “Would anyone like any udder cream? I have it in my fanny pack.” So instead of going to sleep, I began to think of a new book -- about a woman who travels back and forth across the country by train creating quilts based on the people she meets along the way. Maybe this will be me. I think I’ll take the Southern route next time…perhaps a trip to New Orleans. Tami Casias wrote local news for years while raising four children. Nowadays, writing fiction for young adults while sitting in coffee shops has taken the place of city council meetings. She uses her degree in Journalism to research new ideas for stories. Tami lives with her husband and Yorkshire terrier, Bruiser, in Sonoma, California.

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

Left Coast Writers®

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:46 +0000

Left Coast Writers: Hot Flashes Pre-Valentine’s Day Promotion

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:16 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese/South Korean Valentine’s Day

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:25:14 +0000

LCW Pre-Valentines Day Lovefest

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:50 +0000

Read at Garagiste Healdsburg

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000

We Recommend: Alice Acheson’s Workshops

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:34:54 +0000

Jack’s Book Blog: Japanese Pizza

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Book Launch: Lindy Hough

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:15 +0000

On Track and Off Kilter

Pat Bracewell — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Linda Watanabe McFerrin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:33:27 +0000

LEFT COAST WRITERS LITERARY SALON: An Evening with Lonely Planet: Alison Bing

Monday, January 2, 2012 || 7pm Book Passage || Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera ||www.bookpassage.com If you have a thirst for literary adventure, don't miss our first salon of 2012. The New Year takes off with a look at the world as we spend an evening with Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world.

The company, now owned exclusively by BBC Worldwide, was founded by Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 1973 when they published Across Asia on the Cheap.Originally called Lonely Planet Publications, the company changed its name to Lonely Planet in July 2009 to reflect its broad travel industry offering and the emphasis on digital products. As of 2010, it publishes about 500 titles in 8 languages, as well as TV programs, a magazine, mobile phone applications and websites.

Lonely Planet author, Alison Bing, will be our guide as we explore the globe, travel writing, and the literary landscape ... Lonely Planet style.